What's a good simple (read cheap) device for recording rides on the trainer? Thinking of something like a computer with cadence so it has a speed sensor in the rear wheel, but it would be nice if it interfaced with say Strava so sessions could be recorded/saved. Maybe a hr monitor too? Has anyone run say the Topeak panobike sensor? Have an iPhone to connect to which is the main on road recorder. But Strava on the phone won't display current speed or cadence from an external device...

There really isnt much out there that does not require you to spend money to get the information you need. If you want to connect stuff to your iphone the only realistic option is the RFLTK+. The RFLTK+ is the only unit on the market (that I know of, I think there is one other but I dont know its name) that acts like a bridge between ANT+ sensors and bluetooth to the phone, which allows 3rd party apps to pick up the data (IE: Cyclemeter). Again this requires budget.

But staying on the cheap side, just get any cheap bike computer from here http://www.cyclingdeal.com.au/shop/acce ... uters/1305 and manually enter in the activity information from strava if its that important to you. I used to just guestimate the distance based on time when I did time on the trainer before I got my garmin.

MattyK wrote:What's a good simple (read cheap) device for recording rides on the trainer? Thinking of something like a computer with cadence so it has a speed sensor in the rear wheel, but it would be nice if it interfaced with say Strava so sessions could be recorded/saved. Maybe a hr monitor too?

Have an iPhone to connect to which is the main on road recorder.

The [url=wahoofitness.com]Wahoo Fitness[/url] app and sensors will do exactly what you're asking for.

You just need to get the right sensors depending on your iPhone.

Prior to iPhone 4S you'll need the Ant+ sensors and dongle, but for 4S and later you'll need the Bluetooth sensors.

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